Conor Forde

Associate
Conor Forde

Conor is an Associate on our Fintech team, as part of our Technology department, and holds a qualification in Bachelor of Laws (LLB Clinical) from Maynooth University.

Practice Areas

Data Protection & Privacy
Fintech
Technology
Product Recall
Technology & Data

Related Knowledge

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European Market Integration: DLT in the EU

The new Market Integration Proposal brings DLT into the financial services fold, and we look at what this entails.

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EU Space Act: Proposal published by EU Commission

On 25 June 2025, the EU Commission published the EU Space Act.

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AI in Financial Services: Considerations for the Procurement of AI

In this first instalment of our AI in financial services series, we address some issues firms need to consider when procuring AI systems.

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EDPB Guidelines raise questions on how GDPR interacts with blockchain

The EDPB's guidelines on the use of blockchain have the wider Web3 industry on edge. We look at what the new Guidelines say and their impact.

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The DORA train pulls into the station – DORA applies from 17 January 2025

With DORA finally applying from Friday, 17 January 2025, we look at some of the big-ticket items that will come to the fore in Q1 and Q2 2025.

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Podcast – DORA: Practical Initial Steps to Compliance

In the third episode of our DORA miniseries, the Fintech team look at implementing DORA and provide practical initial steps to compliance.

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DORA: ICT-Third Party Risk Management and Contract Remediation

In this episode, our Fintech team take an in-depth look at one of the key themes of DORA – ICT Third-Party Risk Management and Contract Remediation.

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Podcast – Overview of DORA

In this first episode of William Fry's Legal Podcast miniseries focusing on DORA, our Fintech team provide an overview of DORA.

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Stricter Rules for the GDPR’s One-Stop-Shop?

The EDPB, in its new opinion, looks at the criteria to be fulfilled for a controller to have its "place of central administration" within the EU, a...

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William Fry advises Echelon Data Centres on its €855m development financing with Starwood Capital

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